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Vietnamâ€™s treasure displayed in RoK (Jan 21, 2011)

The Republic of Koreaâ€™s National Palace Museum is hosting a special exhibition entitled â€œthe Treasures of the Vietnamese Nguyen Dynastyâ€ to offer insight into the history and culture of Vietnam through a pan-Asian perspective and the shared culture of the two countries.

Travel firms offer Tet tours for tourists (Jan 21, 2011)

As the Tet (Lunar New Year) Festival is approaching, tourist companies are eagerly preparing to launch tours to serve not only local holidaymakers but also tens of thousands of foreign…

Fun with banh chung at Sea Horse Resort (Jan 21, 2011)

Hundreds of holidayers in Phan Thiet cheered on their favorite team at a banh chung wrapping contest at a festival at Sea Horse Resort in the night of January 18.

Tourism identifies its top ten events in 2010 (Jan 20, 2011)

The fact that Vietnam received a record five million foreign tourists and 28 million domestic visitors, earning VND96 trillion, has been selected as one of the top ten tourism achievements in 2010.

Giong Festival to receive UNESCO certificate (Jan 20, 2011)

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Peopleâ€™s Committee of Hanoi City and the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO will organise a ceremony to grant UNESCO certificate to the Giong Festival as a world heritage in Hanoi on January 22.

Countries promote regional tourism initiative (Jan 20, 2011)

Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar will jointly produce a documentary titled, â€œFour countries - one destinationâ€ with the aim of promoting the countriesâ€™ tourism industry and strengthening their cooperation in the field.

Tourism promotion conference for Thua Thien Hue Province (Jan 20, 2011)

A tourism promotion conference for the central province of Thua Thien-Hue in 2011 took place in Ho Chi Minh City on January 19.

Malaysia promotes tourism in Vietnam (Jan 20, 2011)

The Vietnam-based office of Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board will organize many events this year to promote tourism products to Vietnamese tourists, said the office director.

Dak Lak to host Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival (Jan 18, 2011)

The Dak Lak Provincial Peopleâ€™s Committee announced about the upcoming 3rd Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival 2011 on January 17.

Vietnam to promote tourism in Cambodia (Jan 18, 2011)

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) will take part the Travex 2011 in the Cambodian capital city of Phnom Penh from January 18 to 22 to popularize the nation's tourism.

ATF 2011 aims to raise ASEAN tourism sector's competitiveness (Jan 18, 2011)

The ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF 2011)'s target is to turn ASEAN into an attractive tourism destination and increase the competitiveness of the ASEAN tourism sector in the Asia Pacific region, said Cambodian Minister of Tourism, Thong Khon, in his opening speech at the forum on January 17.

EU provides EUR11 billion for Vietnamâ€™s tourism (Jan 18, 2011)

European Union (EU) will provide Vietnam with EUR11 billion to promote environmental and social responsibility in the development of tourism in 2011-2015.

Exhibition of VN artistic works held in France (Jan 17, 2011)

An exhibition of Vietnamese paintings and literature works is taking place in the French southwestern city of Chaniers from January 10-26. Initiated by BÃ©atrice Vedrenne, the cityâ€™s librarian, the event is held with the support of the Association of Open Hands (Mains ouvertes).

Saigontourist welcomes 300 maritime visitors (Jan 17, 2011)

The Saigon Travel Service Company (Saigontourist) welcomed 300 overseas tourists and crew sailing aboard the cruise liner Princess Daphne, which docked at Saigon port in Ho Chi Minh City on January 15.

Tea-coffee cultural week opens in Can Tho city (Jan 17, 2011)